Barbara Visser | |
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.jpg) Visser in 2012 | |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management | |
| In office 31 August 2021 – 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Cora van Nieuwenhuizen |
| Succeeded by | Mark Harbers |
| State Secretary for Defence | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 31 August 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Jack de Vries |
| Succeeded by | Christophe van der Maat(2022) |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Alderman ofZaanstad | |
| In office 27 April 2010 – 20 September 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Visser (1977-08-16)16 August 1977 (age 48) |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of the Netherlands Republic of Croatia[1] |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Residence(s) | Zaandam,Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Free University Amsterdam (BBA,MBA) |
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Barbara Visser (born 16 August 1977) is a Dutch-Croatian politician of thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). From 31 August 2021 to 10 January 2022, she served asMinister of Infrastructure and Water Management of theNetherlands in thethird Rutte cabinet.[2] She previously served asState Secretary for Defence from 26 October 2017 to 31 August 2021.
Visser began her political career in 2006 as a member of themunicipal council ofZaanstad. In 2010, she vacated her seat to become analderman. Her portfolio includedeconomic affairs,tourism,employment andsocial integration.[3]
She was elected into the DutchHouse of Representatives in the2012 general election. Visser left the House of Representatives on 26 October 2017, when she was appointedState Secretary for Defence in thethird Rutte cabinet.[3]
Visser was born inŠibenik in theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-dayCroatia) into a mixed Croatian-Dutch family. She currently lives inZaandam,North Holland.[4]
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